Game table



July 2a, 1925.

. T. DROST. ET AL GAME TABLE Patented July 28, 1925.

"UNITED; STATES THOMAS nnos'r. or ELMHURsn'Ann'soLoMAn sinvnmvmn, on NEW YORK, N. Y., AS-- 1,547,996 PATENT oFFlcE. 5

SIGNORS TO THE BRUN-SWICK-BALKE-COLLENDER COMPANY, OF WILMINGTON, DELAVARE, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

GAME TABLE.

Application filed July 14 1924. Serial No. 725,775.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, THOMAS DRos'r, a citizen of the United States, residing at- Elmhurst, Long Island, in the county of Queens and State of New York, and SoLo- MAN SILVERMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, in the county of Bronx and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Game Tables, of which the following is a. specification.

This. invention relates to that class of game tables which are provided at the corners and sides with pockets connected with gullies located underneath the bed of the table and through which the balls entering the pockets are conveyed to a convenient receptacle usually at one end of the table. The structure of the table including the rails, cushions and bed is cut away to accommodate these pockets or gully receiving ends and our invention has for its object to provide an ornamental and protective shield covering the pocket and detachably secured to the rails of the table.

In the accompanying drawings we have illustrated the invention in 'a conventional table of familiar design, and

Fig. 1 is a plan view.

Fig. 2 is an elevation, and

Fig. 3 is a section on line-33 of Fig. 2.

The table structure comprises a supporting frame 5, a bed 6, rails 7 cushings 8, the bed and cushions being covered with the usual billiard cloth. The bed is cut away at 9 at the corners and sides of the table and the ends of the rails and the cushions are spaced apart to permit the balls to be shot into the pockets at the corners and sides of the table. These pockets may be made in a variety of ways and often consist of fabric or leather pockets, in which the balls remain and from which they are removed by the player. But our invention has to do primarily with those game tables which are provided with gullies 10 leading from each of the pockets to convey the balls entering the pockets to a conveniently located receptacle usually at one end of the table. These gully pockets may also be made in a variety of ways, but for illustration we have shown a pocket comprising a leather or fabric base 11 suitably supported in the frame of the table and connected with the gully 10. A curved iron 12 is secured at its ends to the rails in a familiar manner and a flexible section 13 made of leather is connected to the iron and to the base 11, this section being preferably provided with a plurality of slits 14 to render it more yielding-to the impact of the ball. A light leather apron 15 is arranged Within the pocket and overlaps the connection between the base 11 and the flexible section 13.

A shield 16, which is preferably made of leather, but may be made of other suitable material, is secured to the flexible section 13 or otherwise suspended from the iron 7 12 and provides protective covering extending around the end of the pocket from rail to rail, and at or adjacent to the lower corners of the shield snap fasteners 17 are provided for detachably securing these corners to the rails. The shield is also provided with-slits 18 to enable the shield to yield readily to the impact of the ball.

Our invention provides a finishing covering for the pockets, which can be inserted in the table structure as a part of the pocket unit, and after the pocket unit is secured in place in a manner familiar in the art, the shield can be secured by the snap fasteners in its pro-per position, so that it will not curl up after the table has been used for a while, but will always present its neat and attractive appearance covering and protecting the enlgl1 of the pocket providing a finish for the ta e.

We do not limit ourselves to the use of the invention in a table or pocket of any special construction, but desire to avail ourselves of the right to adapt the invention to any table and to any pocket for which it may be suitable, and therefore we reserve the right to make all such changes in the form, construction and arrangement of parts of our invention as fairly fall within the scope of the following claims.

We claim:

1. A game table having a pocket to receive balls and rails at the sides of the pocket, a support for the pocket secured to said rails and a shield connected to said support and hanging down to form a protective covering for the pocket with its ends overlapping the adjacent ends of the rails, and means for detachably securing said overlapping ends to the rails.

2. A game table having a pocket to receive balls and rails at the sides of the pocket, a support for the pocket secured to said rails and a shield connected to said support and hanging down to form a protective covering for the pocket With its ends overlapping the adjacent ends of the rails, and means for detachabfly securing said 10 overlapping ends to the rails, said shield having a plurality of vertically disposed slits therein.

THOMAS DROST. SOLOMAN SILVERMAN. 

